[Dummies 01] • The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies by Booth, Charlotte -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organised Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I : Introducing the Ancient Egyptians

Chapter 1: Getting Grounded: The Geography and History of Ancient Egypt

Splashing in the Source of Life: The Nile Meeting the Ancient Egyptians Unifying the Two Lands Following the Floating Capital Populating the Nile Valley Climbing the Egyptian Social Ladder

Chapter 2: Examining the Lives of the Everyday Egyptians

Appreciating Village Life Growing Up Egyptian Considering the Lives of Women Checking the Balance: Wages and Payment in Ancient Egypt Tying the Knot: Marriage Caring for the Elderly

Part II : Stepping Back in Time

Chapter 3: Building a Civilisation with Military Might

Tracing the Course of Egyptian Civilisation Creating an Army: A Key to the New Kingdom

Chapter 4: Building the Empire: The Glories of the New Kingdom

Meeting the Egyptian Napoleon: Thutmosis III Changing His Religion: Akhenaten Growing Up a King: Tutankhamun Re-establishing Imperial Power: Sety I Fighting the Good Fight: Ramses II Rushing the Borders: Merenptah Sailing to Victory: Ramses III

Chapter 5: Looking at the Power Behind the Throne: Royal Women

Nothing without Him: Considering the Roles of Royal Women The Politics of Marriage Marrying Amun Living with the King Remembering the First Feminists

Chapter 6: Following the Decline and Fall of the Egyptian Civilisation

Dividing the Two Lands: Ramses XI and After Exerting Pressure from the South: Nubian Influences Conquering the Near East: The Assyrians The Saite Period: Psamtik I and Others Settling of the Persians Invading Macedonians: Alexander the Great Ending the Empire: The Ptolemaic Dynasty

Part III : Living Life to the Full: Culture and Beliefs

Chapter 7: Enjoying Food and Entertainment

Nourishing the Grey Matter Telling Tall Tales Playing Board Games Leading a Sporting Life Throwing Big Bashes

Chapter 8: Staying Healthy: Diseases and Medicine

Examining Egypt’s Overall Health Becoming an Egyptian Physician Visiting the Doctor Opening Up and Saying ‘Agh’: Dentistry Considering Women’s Health

Chapter 9: Worshipping like an Egyptian: Religion

Surveying the Pantheon of Egyptian Gods Meeting the Egyptian State Gods Worshipping the Gods Worshipping Humans

Chapter 10: Exploring Funerary Beliefs and Mummification

Understanding the Egyptian Essence of Humanity Cursing the Egyptologists Getting All Wrapped Up: Mummies for Dummies Guiding the Dead in the Underworld

Part IV : Interpreting Egyptian Art and Architecture

Chapter 11: Deciphering Egyptian Art and Hieroglyphs

Recognising the Artists Equipping the Artists Figuring Out Egyptian Art Carving Masterpieces Reading Hieroglyphs

Chapter 12: Touring the Temples

Building a Temple Adding Finishing Touches: Obelisks and Decoration Worshipping in the Temple Appreciating the Roles of the King and the High Priests

Chapter 13: Excavating the Tombs: Houses of Eternity

Burying the Earliest Egyptians Turning Pits into Palaces: Mastabas Hewing in Rock Interring the Divine Embellishing Tombs: Decoration to Die For

Chapter 14: Probing the Pyramids

Defining the Shape Filling in the Gaps: Achieving the True Pyramid Shape Accessorising the Pyramids at Giza Evolving Further: Later Pyramids and Complexes

Part V : The Part of Tens

Chapter 15: Top Ten Breakthroughs in Egyptology

Deciphering Hieroglyphs Petrie’s Seriation Dating System The Temples at Abu Simbel The Royal Cache of 1881 KV55: The Desecrated Tomb Tutankhamun’s Tomb KV5: The Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II Akhenaten’s Talatat Blocks Palace of Cleopatra KV63

Chapter 16: Ten Egyptians Worth Knowing

Thutmosis III: The Egyptian Napoleon Horemheb: The Maintainer of Order Nefertiti: The Beautiful One Has Come Ramose: The Honest Scribe Kenhirkhepshef: An Ancient Historian Naunakhte: The Property Owner Paneb: The Loveable Rogue Mereruka: The Princess’s Husband Asru: Chantress of Amun Nesperenub: The Priest of Khonsu

Chapter 17: Ten Ancient Egyptian Achievements

Scientific Method Mathematics Astronomy Understanding of the Human Body Irrigation Stone Buildings A Surviving Wonder Glass Production Female Leadership Continuing Civilisation

Chapter 18: Top Ten Places to Visit in Egypt

Giza Plateau, Cairo Saqqara, Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo Tell el Amarna, Al Minya Beni Hasan, Al Minya Karnak Temple, Luxor Medinet Habu, Luxor Deir el Medina, Luxor Luxor Museum Abu Simbel, Aswan

Chapter 19: Ten Key Egyptologists

Giovanni Belzoni (1778–1823) Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832) Karl Lepsius (1819–84) Amelia Edwards(1831–92) W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) Howard Carter (1874–1939) Alan Gardiner (1879–1963) Jac Janssen (born 1922) Kent Weeks (born 1941) Rosalie David (born 1947)

: Further Reading

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